Tickets up to Rs 3,000 and all-day shows
With shows opening at 6.30 am on Friday and closing at 11.55 pm, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is set for a phenomenal India start with exhibitors and trade experts expecting the film to surpass the business of director’s previous hit Oppenheimer.
Tickets for the film, an adaptation of Homer’s Greek epic, range from Rs 900 to Rs 3,000. And they are selling fast.
On Thursday, for instance, the the IMAX 2D format ticket priced at Rs 3,100 (recliner seats) at Mumbai’s PVR Phoenix Palladium was fully booked for the 10 am show on day one Friday.
Several exhibitors, including Ashish Mishra of Cinepolis India and Bihar-based exhibitor Vishek Chauhan, predict that the opening day collection could be in the region of Rs 20 crore and the weekend could see earnings of up to Rs 60 crore.
Nolan’s last blockbuster, the 2023 Oppenheimer, earned Rs 157.50 crore in India.
His latest, an epic extravaganza starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland, is the first film ever to be entirely shot in IMAX format. (PTI)
